No. 2,752 in Korean
예선
"예선" means "preliminary round."
In a sentence
예선에 참가한 팀이 많이 있습니다.
There are many teams participating in the preliminaries.
In this sentence, '예선' refers to the preliminary round in a competition, used as the subject.
그 선수는 예선에서 최고 점수를 기록했습니다.
That athlete recorded the highest score in the preliminaries.
Here, '예선' is used to indicate the stage in the event during which the athlete performed, serving as an object.
예선을 통과해야 본선에 진출할 수 있습니다.
One must pass the preliminaries to advance to the finals.
In this sentence, '예선' describes the hurdle that needs to be overcome, serving as a conditional situation.
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